"The golden ages of dynasties described in history books are only the golden ages of a small group of people or a region."
"Your Highness, what you are doing now is unprecedented and will never be repeated."
"I searched through the entire history books and I have never seen a time when the grain in the fields was so plentiful that there was more than enough to eat."
Li Chang'an chuckled self-deprecatingly: "It's a pity that only Tai'an City and the capital are still hungry. The people in other places are still starving."
Although the imperial court vigorously promoted high-quality grain varieties, some places were not under its control at all. The officials there simply did not believe that there was any grain in the world that could yield 8,000 catties per mu.
This has led to many people still planting the same old seeds and living a life of irregular eating habits, sometimes hungry and sometimes full.
"Your Highness, you have done your best. In just two years, you have built Tai'an City, established a new political system, vigorously promoted education and commerce, and made Tai'an City so prosperous. This is already a miracle."
"Moreover, during this period, you also pacified Fujian, killed Japanese pirates, and eliminated the remnants of the Jiangnan region, bringing Jiangnan and Fujian back under the rule of the imperial court."
"High-quality grain varieties have now been promoted in Fujian. I believe that in a while, the people there will be able to have enough to eat."
Zhang Xianzong's words of comfort made Li Chang'an feel much better. He looked at the bandits and his tone became firm again: "That's right, you have to eat one bite at a time and do one thing at a time."
“We’ll deal with those disobedient officials one by one, and then promote high-quality grain varieties from place to place.”
"I refuse to believe that with the system in my left hand and the cheat in my right, I can't save this mere Ming Dynasty."
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